PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Frankenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankenberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Polish Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

St Pierre
vs
Frankenberg

178 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Top Line Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Frankenberg!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankenberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frankenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Frankenberg should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Frankenberg takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.

Frankenberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frankenberg.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Frankenberg is controlling well.
Frankenberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a couple of sideways elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Frankenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Frankenberg moves into the clinch.
Frankenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Frankenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre stops Frankenberg from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Frankenberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Frankenberg is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frankenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frankenberg looks gassed!
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Frankenberg defends it.
Frankenberg wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stalling.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre working Frankenberg over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frankenberg is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Well, if St Pierre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frankenberg tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre not doing much here.
Frankenberg wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frankenberg!
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frankenberg stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Frankenberg wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Frankenberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.
Frankenberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Frankenberg defends it.
Frankenberg is trying to stand.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Frankenberg's hands, connecting with Frankenberg's forehead.
Frankenberg is trying to stand.
Frankenberg trying to get back to full guard but St Pierre takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenberg is trying to stand up.
Frankenberg is breathing heavily.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
Frankenberg swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
Frankenberg tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Frankenberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankenberg tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Frankenberg is in trouble!
St Pierre breaks from Frankenberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frankenberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Frankenberg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
Frankenberg trying desperately to get to his feet.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
Frankenberg wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre looking to finish Frankenberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frankenberg!
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frankenberg's face.
Frankenberg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frankenberg is trying to stand.
Frankenberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Frankenberg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Frankenberg wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Pierre stops Frankenberg from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frankenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Frankenberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Frankenberg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Frankenberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Frankenberg manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Frankenberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Frankenberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frankenberg is working away from the top position though.
Frankenberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.
Frankenberg trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre striking from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is positioning himself well to prevent Frankenberg advancing to mount.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frankenberg's head.

Frankenberg kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankenberg misses with a takedown

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frankenberg's guard.
Rafal Frankenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Frankenberg throws some wild stikes that St Pierre manages to avoid easily.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Frankenberg postures up.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
St Pierre regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre tries to roll over but Frankenberg keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Frankenberg there.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Frankenberg keeps him under control.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frankenberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frankenberg's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Frankenberg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Frankenberg's back but Frankenberg is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Frankenberg.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Frankenberg has eaten all the pies!
St Pierre thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Frankenberg wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frankenberg punching from the bottom.
Frankenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Frankenberg is trying to stand up here but St Pierre is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frankenberg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
St Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frankenberg trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frankenberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Frankenberg taking a bit of punishment here - St Pierre scoring with strikes.
St Pierre is staying tight to Frankenberg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankenberg chipping away with strikes from the bottom.

Frankenberg explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Frankenberg ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George St Pierre.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
George St Pierre is the new welterweight champion!